cog
Latinthink; know
Variants:cogcogitcogn
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About This Root
From Latin co- ('together, thoroughly') intensifying two verbs of mental work: cōgitāre ('to think, turn over in the mind,' from co- + agitāre 'to drive/stir') and cognōscere ('to get to know, recognize,' from co- + gnōscere 'to know'). The cog/cogit/cogn forms all describe processing something thoroughly in the mind — whether thinking it over (cogitate, excogitate) or coming to know it (recognition, cognizance).
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recognition
Identifying someone from memory; acknowledgment or acceptance
cognizance
Awareness or knowledge of something
cogitate
To think deeply and carefully; to ponder
cognomen
A surname or personal epithet; a nickname
excogitate
To think something out carefully; to devise through deep reflection
incogitant
Thoughtless and inconsiderate